Well maybe we should be told, the officials on the pitch have a lot to contend with, the guy on the sideline counts them in and counts them out (ok he has other duties) in the main, what's his excuse for an obvious cock-up.

Yes, you're right westhuller. We got fined £100 in 2006. £10,000 is a ridiculous fine. Nobody gets fined that amount in RL for anything. They must have plucked that figure out of nowhere because it relates to nothing at all.

I stand to be corrected but if I recall the Saints one was slightly different in that Cunningham was injured and in the process of leaving the field, and neither he or the player replacing him actually took an active part in any of the plays while there were 14 men on the field. Thats why the fine was so low as it was classed as a technical infringement where the club gained no advantage.

Salford on the other hand clearly gained an advantage as one of the players was involved in 3 tackles preventing Cas from scoring

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It does seem quite a big fine, then again hopefully it will stop it happening again.

I think the responsibility should lie 50-50 between the officials and the clubs - it's very very easy for the clubs to sneak on an extra player if they are relieved of the responsibility to check.

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We have seen this before - Saints and Bulls have both been found guilty and received very minor punishments. The fact that Salford have been found guilty of breaking 3 Ops rules and fined such a large amount shows that it was a severe offence.

It's no good people comparing the incidents as they were not like-for-like.

I'd suggest that after those two incidents the processes will have been reviewed and tightened if necessary - so for a 14th player to be on the field may suggest that Salford really failed on the process.

We have seen this before - Saints and Bulls have both been found guilty and received very minor punishments. The fact that Salford have been found guilty of breaking 3 Ops rules and fined such a large amount shows that it was a severe offence.

It's no good people comparing the incidents as they were not like-for-like.

I'd suggest that after those two incidents the processes will have been reviewed and tightened if necessary - so for a 14th player to be on the field may suggest that Salford really failed on the process.

Even though each player made a tackle, t'Bulls themselves noticed the error and flagged it up to the officials.

I stand to be corrected but if I recall the Saints one was slightly different in that Cunningham was injured and in the process of leaving the field, and neither he or the player replacing him actually took an active part in any of the plays while there were 14 men on the field. Thats why the fine was so low as it was classed as a technical infringement where the club gained no advantage.

Salford on the other hand clearly gained an advantage as one of the players was involved in 3 tackles preventing Cas from scoring

Salford made just three tackles before being reduced back to 13 men and there was still time for Cas to score before the final hooter went so I don't see that the advantage was particularly significant, certainly not to the tune of £10,000. The RFL has just pulled a figure out of their collective hat and as is per usual haven't had the grace to be transparent by explaining the inordinate difference in punishment between Saints/Bulls and Salford.

Salford made just three tackles before being reduced back to 13 men and there was still time for Cas to score before the final hooter went so I don't see that the advantage was particularly significant, certainly not to the tune of £10,000. The RFL has just pulled a figure out of their collective hat and as is per usual haven't had the grace to be transparent by explaining the inordinate difference in punishment between Saints/Bulls and Salford.

Just because they haven't explained it to you, doesn't mean they haven't explained it to Salford

Salford made just three tackles before being reduced back to 13 men and there was still time for Cas to score before the final hooter went so I don't see that the advantage was particularly significant, certainly not to the tune of £10,000. The RFL has just pulled a figure out of their collective hat and as is per usual haven't had the grace to be transparent by explaining the inordinate difference in punishment between Saints/Bulls and Salford.

I'll ask you again - what do YOU think is fair without plucking a figure from thin air?

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Well maybe we should be told, the officials on the pitch have a lot to contend with, the guy on the sideline counts them in and counts them out (ok he has other duties) in the main, what's his excuse for an obvious cock-up.

Why was it his obvious cock-up? The interchange process is clear in that the player should report to the interchange official with the correct number. I would guess from what has been said that he didn't. The chances are that there wasn't an interchange official at the game after all it is a purely voluntary position which cannot always be covered. This leaves all duties to the reserve and if he was busy with something else as he has a number of duties to perform then that is a possible explanation for what has happened.

it is the clubs responsibility to abide by the process and the official (if there is one) to ensure the process runs smoothly. if the club fails to comply then it is them at fault. All the clubs know the process. it hasn't changed. There is no excuse for getting it wrong.

I work the interchange position regularly. I have done so on both Super league and Championship games and have never had more players on the field than there should be. The process is simple so long as the clubs follow it.

Salford were found guilty of unintentionally fielding 14 players.
With the previous cases resulting in a small fine this seems excessive.
There is no way to know whether the outcome of the game hinged on the 3 tackles, Salford might have made them anyway.
I would have thought a fine of £1,000 with an additional portion suspended would have been more fitting.
It will be interesting to see if this is the start of SL clubs being hit with larger fines

I work the interchange position regularly. I have done so on both Super league and Championship games and have never had more players on the field than there should be. The process is simple so long as the clubs follow it.